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6:30 PM ET, December 26, 2025

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Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy 'doesn't have anything until I approve it' … “He doesn't have anything until I approve it,” Trump said.  “So we'll see what he's got.”  —  Still, Trump believed he could have a productive meeting this weekend.  —  “I think it's going to go good with him.
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Axios:
Exclusive: Zelensky “ready” to call referendum on Trump plan with ceasefire … - Zelensky also revealed he's willing to bring that plan up for a referendum if Russia agrees to a ceasefire of at least 60 days. … Zelensky is still hoping to improve those terms and said he'll need …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump and Zelensky to meet Sunday to try and close out peace plan … Trump said previously that he'd only meet Zelensky if he felt a deal was close. … We have agreed on a meeting at the highest level — with President Trump in the near future.  A lot can be decided before the New Year …
Associated Press:
Zelenskyy says a meeting with Trump over the war in Ukraine will happen ‘in the near future’
Ali Bianco / Politico:
How Dems break through in 2026
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Reuters
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Washington Post:
U.S. strikes ISIS in Nigeria after Trump warnings on Christian killings
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
Fox News:
Karoline Leavitt is expecting a baby girl in May 2026, says motherhood is ‘closest thing to Heaven on Earth’  —  EXCLUSIVE: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is expecting a baby girl, Fox News Digital has learned.  —  Leavitt and her husband Nick are expecting their second bundle of joy to be born in May 2026.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces she's pregnant with second child
Katie Martin / Financial Times:
So long, American exceptionalism  —  For the first time, investors are talking about ‘US risk’  —  Make no mistake, global markets really did change in 2025.  American exceptionalism may never be the same again.  —  You have to poke around to see this clearly.
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Northern California Conservatives Are Frustrated They Could Get a Democratic Representative  —  The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California's congressional map, means that all of the state's conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Jessica Priest / The Texas Tribune:
Texas A&M System declines to reinstate fired lecturer despite faculty panel's findings  —  A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
Discussion: New York Times
Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Teacher ‘likened to terrorist’ after showing Trump videos to students  —  Safeguarding officials seek Prevent referral after films of US president shown to A-level pupils  —  A teacher in an English school was accused of posing a risk to children and referred to the Government's counter-terrorism programme …
Discussion: Breitbart and NewsMax.com
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Embattled top Hegseth aide wins promotion … Buria updated his LinkedIn profile on Friday to note the change to chief of staff from “senior adviser.”  —  The retired Marine has clashed repeatedly with other Pentagon Trump appointees.  He recently tried unsuccessfully to oust fellow Hegseth …
Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
The Politics of Plunder  —  Trump's domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.  —  Will Saletan, Cathy Young, Andrew Egger, and 2 others  —  MAGA Christmas was a choose-your-own-adventure affair this year.  Did you want to hear Donald Trump wax eloquent …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andy Paden / WTSP:
Billboard campaign urging troops to disobey orders from Trump administration launches in Tampa  —  Two nonprofits placed a billboard near the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa to send a message. … TAMPA, Fla. — If you've driven down Gandy Blvd. or even the Selmon Expressway over the course …
Discussion: The Independent and RedState
Diana Stancy / Fox News:
Trump casts Maduro's ouster as ‘smart’ move as Russia, China enter the fray  —  The Trump administration has conducted nearly 30 strikes in Latin American waters since September and seized several oil tankers  —  President Donald Trump is taking his pressure campaign to the next level …
Discussion: RedState and Al Jazeera
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Alfred Ng / Politico:
ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’ … The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is buying millions of dollars' worth of new surveillance tools at the same time President Donald Trump has scaled back protections for use of civilian data …
Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Trump Administration Emphasizes Religion in Official Christmas Messages  —  Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.  —  The Trump administration celebrated Christmas …
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hires Beauty Salon Owner to Decide Who to Ban From U.S.  —  EYEBROW RAISING  —  The official has a ‘fun and cheeky’ mini-chain offering blowouts in Texas.  —  Donald Trump has installed an attorney and part-time beauty salon owner to decide which foreigners are allowed to enter the U.S.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
Jordan Rubin / MS NOW:
Trump touts plummeting federal employment: ‘Big news for the USA!’  —  The president gleefully cited stark cuts in federal employment, even as polls showed Americans' dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy.  —  President Donald Trump this week touted his administration's dramatic cuts …
New York Times:
With Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers  —  Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's signature plans for New York City will take time.  Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has ideas for making a swift impact.  —  Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani …
Bill Faries / Bloomberg:
Patel Says FBI Headquarters to ‘Permanently Close’ With Move  —  FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency's historic-but-aging headquarters in Washington would be “shut down permanently” as he shifts personnel into the building once occupied by the now-defunct US Agency for International Development.
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Trump Invited White South Africans to America.  One Ended Up in Detention.  —  An Afrikaner flew to the United States expecting protection.  Instead, he has spent months locked up in Georgia alongside hundreds of other immigrants.  —  Benjamin Schoonwinkel took President Trump at his word.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wears hijab in solidarity with Somalis as feds probe multibillion-dollar fraud scandal
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
US voters linking climate crisis to rising bills despite Trump's ‘green scam’ claims
Discussion: The Hill
emptywheel:
Much of Todd Blanche's Perceived Cover-Up Is Actually Incompetence
Discussion: Futurism
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Trumpers are *still* scheming to overturn the 2020 election
Discussion: Washington Times
 Earlier Items: 
Cory Doctorow / Wired:
US Trade Dominance Will Soon Begin to Crack
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Seven in 10 ICE arrests under Trump have criminal histories
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Washington Times
Associated Press:
Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025. See the impact of his tariffs, in four charts
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump's farmer bailout caps tough year for loyal constituency
Discussion: Raw Story
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Files offer details on Epstein's death in federal custody
Discussion: Raw Story
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump Is Getting Weaker, and the Resistance Is Getting Stronger
Discussion: HotAir and Raw Story
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Ritman / Variety:
In Channel 4's 2025 Alternative Christmas Message, Jimmy Kimmel said “tyranny is booming” in the US and, on his ABC suspension, “We won, the president lost”

Naomi Nix / Washington Post:
Internal documents show Instagram's aggressive campaign to win back teens, including by boosting teen-friendly influencers, adjusting its algorithm, and more

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump says Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic trainwreck” and “CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW”, after CBS aired a Late Show rerun in which Colbert mocked Trump
 
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